Now that we have Smart meters installed the data being collected may reveal more than you realise.
Here is the graph for our electricity usage during August 2014.
Is there an unusual trend you can spot?
If I said we went on holidays could you tell me the day we started our holidays?
Yes. As you can see your electricity usage data may reveal more about you than you think. I'm always mindful that a considerable amount of fraud is committed not by customers, but employees. In every business a certain percentage of employees will do things they shouldn't.
Who has access to this data?
Is the government using the data in other ways?
Is the data being shared with other groups such as for research purposes?
Ultimately all I can really do is hope that my data is being treated with respect and if it isn't, there's really not much I can do.
What is important is you treat your electricity username and password with respect and secure your account using strong credentials. You should treat your electricity account as an important account and make sure it is secured.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 for IT support.
Here is the graph for our electricity usage during August 2014.
Is there an unusual trend you can spot?
If I said we went on holidays could you tell me the day we started our holidays?
Yes. As you can see your electricity usage data may reveal more about you than you think. I'm always mindful that a considerable amount of fraud is committed not by customers, but employees. In every business a certain percentage of employees will do things they shouldn't.
Who has access to this data?
Is the government using the data in other ways?
Is the data being shared with other groups such as for research purposes?
Ultimately all I can really do is hope that my data is being treated with respect and if it isn't, there's really not much I can do.
What is important is you treat your electricity username and password with respect and secure your account using strong credentials. You should treat your electricity account as an important account and make sure it is secured.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 for IT support.
No comments:
Post a Comment